NW Noggin: Art + Brains

Post by Christina Williams, Noggin Resource Council member Last Wednesday, we came together and celebrated our first ever Noggin Fest, and it was an incredible success! We are thankful to all those individuals who donated their talents to make this a truly unique and memorable event, which will no doubt...

“Did you ever wonder how the brain works With all its simplicity or even quirks I sit here with wheels reeling in my head…” –Marisol Rodriguez With our brains inspired by sunlight and caffeine, we carted boxes of pipe cleaners, cerebral models, printing ink, gels and human cerebrums across the idyllic suburban campus...

The Psychology Department at Portland State University is sending five undergraduates, and one graduate student to Washington this spring. One additional PSU undergraduate is joining us in DC, and Portland State is also a co-sponsor of the House “Brains + Art” reception! Undergraduates Allie Clark; alliewclark@gmail.com; OHSU ADHD and Attention Program, PI:...

Post and pictures by Jessica Patching-Bunch, NW Noggin Resource Council member NW Noggin is everywhere..! This week a dozen bright and eager high schoolers from all over the Portland area were welcomed to tour various departments at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) as part of a STEM learning program…

Post written by Jacob Schoen, Noggin Resource Council member for Portland State University… NW Noggineers had a chance to join “Camp Monkey” with dozens of middle school students on Friday at OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center. This summer camp includes a wide range of activities from testing DNA to…

SciArt Magazine is published by the innovative SciArt Center, both an online and “pop up” events organization based in New York City that provides opportunities for artists and scientists, and promotes “cross-disciplinary approaches and interactions.” We are honored to share and support their mission! SUBSCRIBE: SCIART MAGAZINE They just released…

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” – W.B. Yeats Including phenomenal painting and sculpture inspired by scientific investigation and discovery..! Noggin was honored to join the opening reception for a remarkable SciArt group exhibition curated by Sara McCormick, featuring Northwest artists Kindra Crick, Julian…

The Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL) is a Portland State University program (modeled after the original SAIL program at the University of Oregon) that partners with Youth Engaged in Science (YES!) in the Fair Neuroimaging Lab at OHSU… SAIL’s mission is “to encourage promising under-privileged middle and high school…

Inequity is inherent in U.S. education. Many private schools, and public schools in higher income districts offer multiple electives, and further opportunities for academic, athletic and social engagement. Wealthier families often pay for summer programs, travel, hire tutors, and otherwise supplement school experiences with contacts, experiences and connections that can…

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose…” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! MedCure is an Oregon company that connects people donating their bodies to science with doctors learning to successfully perform surgery, researchers developing and testing new…

NW Noggin is a proud partner of the Education department at the Portland Art Museum, and Jeff Leake, an exceptional artist, educator and Arts Coordinator for Noggin was just appointed to serve on their Teacher Advisory Council for a two year term! Council members collaborate with Education staff to promote meaningful student…

“There is no real independent self, aloof from other human beings, inspecting the world, inspecting other people. You are, in fact, connected not just via Facebook and Internet, you’re actually quite literally connected by your neurons.” — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran SAVE THE DATE: October 19th set for Homelessness and the…

Brains process information, and brain cells transmit data about the world – both external and internal – through the flow of electricity. There is often uncertainty in these processes, and multiple potential routes for details about sights, sounds, gut feelings and social interactions to flow through our extraordinarily complex networks of wired neurons. Entropy…

Synapses & Stories

NW Noggin is thrilled and honored to receive a grant from the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde, a sovereign Native American nation in north-central Oregon, for “Synapses & Stories: Coyote, Grizzly and their Brains!”

We'll bring twelve Noggin volunteers studying neuroscience and art to the Lincoln County and Willamina School Districts this fall for three, day long visits aimed at making connections between figures in Grande Ronde and Siletz tribal stories (including Coyote, Crow and Grizzly) and their relevant neuroanatomy…